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Winter tyre test 225/45 R18 - Sportscars 2015

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Wet
Dry
Snow
Price
1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Exemplary
1-
2
1-
£130
95 V + 2
2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P
Exemplary
2+
2
2+
£179
95 H + 1
3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Exemplary
2+
2-
1-
4. Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4
-
2
2-
1-
£192
95 V + 2
5. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
-
3+
2
2+
£149
91 H + 1
6. Nokian WR D4
-
2-
2
2
7. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S
-
3+
2-
2-
8. Horizon Polar Star 5
-
4+
2-
3-
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Snow Price
Above you can see the results of the Sportscars 2015 225/45 R18 test performed by Sportscars on a in 2015. This test was performed in 225/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is the best of 8 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P, Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3, Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2, Kleber KRISALP HP3, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
96% Upper-middle £115 95 V
2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
94% Premium £171 95 H+ 2
3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £152 95 V
4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium £203 95 V+ 2
5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium £158 95 H+ 2
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6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £139 95 V
7. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £130 95 V
8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £149 95 V
9. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £148 91 H+ 10
10. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £113 95 V
11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £136 91 H+ 4
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12. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
13. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £176 95 V+ 2
14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £106 95 V
15. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
16. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £155 0 V
17. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £142 95 V+ 1
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18. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
19. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £179 95 H+ 4
20. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
21. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
22. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £119 95 V+ 1
23. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £110 95 V
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24. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
25. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium £165 95 H
26. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £112 95 V
27. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £158 95 V
28. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
29. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £162 95 V
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30. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
31. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost £110 95 V
32. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
33. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
34. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
35. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
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36. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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